第二世噶玛巴噶玛巴希是噶玛噶举派传承的领袖。该教派又称为噶藏，其主寺是在西藏堆龙河谷的楚布寺。寺院前一代寺主是仁钦扎，噶玛巴希从其直接继承了法座。“噶玛巴希”是由蒙古王室给他起的法名，意思是。他的上一世，即该教派的祖师，第一世噶玛巴杜松虔巴预言自己将来转世为噶玛巴希，因此他被认为是藏地第一个公开认证的转世活佛。然而，直到后来，认证活佛转世习俗才被系统化建立起来。随后，其他教派也纷纷建立起认证重要活佛转世的习俗。
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